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Digital Engineering (DE) and Computational

Research and Engineering Acquisition Tools

and Environments (CREATE)

Ms. Phil ZimmermanDeputy Director, Engineering Tools and Environments

Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defensefor Systems Engineering

20th Annual NDIA Systems Engineering Conference

Springfield, VA | October 25, 2017


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History

1st

Industrial

Revolution

2nd

Industrial

Revolution

3rd

Industrial

Revolution

4th Industrial

Revolution

MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

DIGITAL

Use of mechanical

production powered by

water and steam

Use of mass production

powered by electrical

energy

Use of electronics and

IT to further automation

Use of a digitally

connected end-to-end

enterprise

1800 1900 2000 TODAY

Traditional Models and

Simulations (M&S)Model-

Based

Systems

Engineering

(MBSE)

DIGITAL

ENGINEERING

(DE)

Simulation Based Acquisition (SBA)


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Current State▪ Our workforce uses stove-piped data sources and models in isolation to support various

activities throughout the life-cycle

▪ Current practice relies on standalone (discipline-specific) models

▪ Communication is through static disconnected documents and subject to interpretation

Future State▪ Digital Engineering moves the engineering discipline towards an integrated model-based

approach

▪ Through the use of digital environments, processes, methods, tools, and digital artifacts

▪ To support planning, requirements, design, analysis, verification, validation, operation,

and/or sustainment of a system

▪ Digital Engineering ecosystem links our data sources and models across the lifecycle

▪ Provides the authoritative source of truth

Current: Stove-piped models and data sources Future: Digital Engineering Ecosystem

Digital Engineering: MBSE approach for DoD


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CREATE Products in Digital Engineering Context

Digital Engineering

• Digital Engineering vision

moves the engineering

discipline towards an integrated

model-based approach through

the use of digital environments,

processes, methods, tools, and

digital artifacts

• Model is a representation of

reality

– Model is ‘composed of’ data, algorithms

and/or processes

– Computable or used in a computation

CREATE

• CREATE program develops and

deploys validated physics-based

High Performance Computing

(HPC) applications to enable

DoD engineers to implement and

execute the digital engineering

paradigm for major DoD

platforms (naval, air, & ground

vehicles and RF antennas)

• Includes ability to construct and

improve digital product models

for weapon platforms

– Tools address all stages of the

acquisition process


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Digital Engineering Relationships

Supporting tools:

(Large Tradespace

Analytics datasets,

Analysis of

Alternatives, Virtual

Prototyping

Evaluation, etc.)

(DoD) Modeling and

Simulation Coordination

Office (DMSCO)

Traditional

Mod/Sim

Solutions

Other

Initiatives

World-class

Computational

Resources (High

Performance

Computing), Software,

Networking

Physics-based /

Engineering

Design Tools

Computational Research and

Engineering Acquisition Tools and

Environments (CREATE)

Digital Engineering Strategy

User selected and integrated based on outcome needed


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6.4 6.5 6.6 6.76.1 6.2 6.3

Historical HPCMP User Community Target/Expanded HPCMP User Community

Valley of Death

Transitioning S&T, T&E and Corporate Knowledge to Engineering & Acquisition


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Current Domains: Air (Fixed & Rotary), Surface, Subsurface, Ground, RF, Meshing, Geometry

Future Domains: Space, Hypersonics, Improved Turbine Engine, EW, Directed Energy, Others?

A B C IOC FOC

Engineering & Manufacturing Development

Production andDeployment

Materiel Solution Analysis

Operations and Support

Technology Maturation & Risk Reduction

MDDJCIDS – ICD, CDD, CPDAoA – Guidance/Plan

Current ERS Uses

Current CREATE Uses

Force Effectiveness/Mission models Force Eff / Msn Models

Engineering Models

System CONOPS System CONOPS

Eng Models

Digital System Model / Digital Thread

Digital Twin

CAD / CAM / Add Mfg

Future ERS Uses

EC&P use of ERS, CREATE and other tools and environments

DT&E use of ERS, CREATE and other tools and environments

Future ERS Use: IndustryOther

Future CREATE Uses

Proof of Principle Prototypes

Pre-EMD Prototypes

Fieldable Prototypes

Current = Future =

DRAFT DRAFT

DRAFT Vision for ERS, CREATE, et al(crossing the Valley of Death)


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Digital Engineering Strategy:

Five Goals

Drives the engineering practice towards improved agility, quality, and efficiency, resulting in improvements in acquisition


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Goal #1: Formalize Development,

Integration & Use of Models

Models as the cohesive element across a system’s lifecycle

CREATE in DE Goal 1:

• Develop, deploy and support

physics-based software applications

that enable DoD engineers to rapidly:

• Develop digital product models

(virtual prototypes) for weapon

systems which can be used to

populate design spaces

• Analyze the performance of the of

the systems, using medium- and

high-fidelity physics-based HPC

tools, identifying and fixing system

design defects and performance

shortfalls thus reducing rework, and

costs, risks, and schedule, and

improving performance for all stages

of the acquisition process


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Goal #2: Provide an Authoritative

Source of Truth

Right information, right people, right uses, right time

CREATE in DE Goal 2:• Develop and deploy verified and validated physics-based HPC tools that include: all

important effects, accurate solution algorithms, and model the complete system i.e.

everything needed to accurately predict the performance in short enough compute

times for parameter studies


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Goal #3: Incorporate

Technological Innovation

❖Big Data and Analytics

❖Cognitive Technologies

❖Computing Technologies

❖Digital-to-Physical Fusion Technologies

Harness technology, new approaches, and human-machine collaboration to enable an end-to-end digital enterprise

CREATE in DE Goal 3:• HPCMP eco-system employs

innovative technologies (High

Performance Computers, high speed

networks and advanced software).

• DoD engineers develop innovative

systems by rapidly and efficiently

generating many design options;

identifying the failures and successes;

and improvements

• Use of small teams to take risks, fail

early and quickly in order to identify

successful product designs


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Goal #4: Establish Infrastructure &

Environments

Foundational support for Digital Engineering environments

CREATE in DE Goal 4:• High Performance Computing Ecosystem:

• Subject matter experts from relevant stakeholders

• Validated and verified data for use in engineering and acquisition activities

• HPC Distributed Resource Centers

• High-bandwidth network (DREN)

• Software applications (CREATE codes now and in the future)


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Goals #5: Transform

Culture and Workforce

Institutionalize Digital Engineering across the acquisition enterprise

CREATE in DE Goal 5:• HPCMP Partnerships with Service

Engineering Organizations

• Development and use of CREATE builds

computationally skilled DoD workforce

• Training and support is provided for those

accessing CREATE – over 180 DoD

organizations with ~1400 users.

• CREATE software is being incorporated into

Service Academy and other university

curricula

• Regular release of upgraded software

capability


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There Is Much More to Do…

• Publish the Digital Engineering Strategy

– Support development of implementation guidance/direction in Services/Agencies

– Follow with policy?

• Finish the Digital Engineering Starter Kit

– Continue development; share/obtain feedback on digital artifact use

• Engage with Acquisition Programs

– Establish criteria for use of Digital Engineering artifacts for decision points

• Update Competencies across Acquisition Curricula

– Identify Digital Engineering education and training outside of acquisition curricula

• Update Policy and Guidance (Engineering, et al)

– Develop/update governance processes, policy, guidance and contracting language

• Transform Acquisition Practice

– Engage acquisition users

– Incorporate rigor from Digital Engineering practices and artifacts into system lifecycle

activities

Instantiation of Digital Engineering practice is necessary to meet new threats, maintain overmatch, and leverage technology advancements


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Systems Engineering:

Critical to Defense Acquisition

Defense Innovation Marketplacehttp://www.defenseinnovationmarketplace.mil

DASD, Systems Engineeringhttp://www.acq.osd.mil/se


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For Additional Information

Ms. Philomena Zimmerman

ODASD, Systems Engineering

571-372-6695

[email protected]

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